Participated · Seed · Dec 2025

NavLive is a UK reality-capture technology company spun out of robotics research at the University of Oxford. Its core product is a handheld LiDAR scanner that fuses edge-based AI with SLAM to deliver instant 2D and 3D site data, RICS-grade 1:100 surveys, and direct scan-to-BIM outputs. The system has already been deployed on live projects by engineering and construction firms such as Jacobs, AtkinsRéalis and Mace. NavLive employs 15 people and operates from offices in London and Oxford under CEO Chris Davison and CTO Dr. David Wisth. The company recently closed a £3.3 million seed round and previously secured a £700,000 Innovate UK grant, providing capital to scale its team and accelerate product development. With the new funding, NavLive plans to expand adoption of its technology across the wider built-environment sector.

Led · Seed · Apr 2024

Cordon Technologies has developed the Loop, a dynamic mixing and precision-control spraying system that adjusts the concentration of multiple treatments simultaneously and in real time. The system converts spraying from a batch process into a continuously controlled one, aiming to reduce chemical inputs while improving accuracy, consistency, and operational performance. Founder and CEO Jamie Hutchinson conceived the product after eight years running a vineyard in South West France and has led early commercial deployments in the UK vineyard sector. The company plans to expand into vineyards across Europe and to adapt its technology for plant nurseries, vegetables, apples, and soft fruit. Cordon recently closed the first tranche of a £1M funding round led by British Design Fund to accelerate product development and commercial rollout.

Led · Seed · Jan 2024

Flare Bright is a rapidly growing aerospace company focused on autonomy in small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Its core product, SnapShot, is designed to be the lightest and simplest way to capture aerial images at the single press of a button. The company is ruggedising SnapShot for defence and security (funded by the MOD’s Defence and Security Accelerator), developing SnapShot to measure winds up to 100m as part of an Innovate UK project to create live wind maps, and building a precision air‑dropped drone for small-item deliveries. Flare Bright is increasing endurance, controllability and capability of small drones and plans to introduce thermal imagery soon. The business has grown to twelve staff and, together with government grants and contracts, reports that the new funding secures operations through to 2022.

Participated · Seed · Apr 2022

Hydrologiq builds off-grid hydrogen systems aimed at replacing diesel generators to provide pollution-free power. The company targets use cases such as construction sites, festivals, and filmsets. Its core offering centers on hydrogen fuel and fuel-cell solutions to eliminate diesel-based emissions on temporary sites. Hydrologiq recently closed an oversubscribed £630,000 seed round to accelerate product development and deployments. The company highlighted support from investors, advisors, mentors and strategic angels to help scale its mission.

Participated · Equity · Apr 2022

Futr provides live chat and customer service chatbot solutions that include out-of-hours self-serve bots and tools to make live chat agents instantly multilingual across social and chat channels. Its products support teams across housing, the police, central and local government, and private sector organisations. The company is headquartered in London and was founded in 2017 by Andy Wilkins and Lee Skyrme. In April 2022 Futr raised a new funding round of £2.1M, bringing total investment to date to nearly £5M. The company intends to use the proceeds to continue expanding operations and its business reach. The article does not disclose revenue or user metrics. Futr. builds chatbot and conversational AI technology that organisations use to deliver services via channels like Alexa, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. The platform supports over 100 languages and is deployed across central and local government, the police and the private sector. The company is London-based and was founded in 2017 by Andy Wilkins and Lee Skyrme. Futr. raised £2.4m in seed funding from Praetura Ventures. It intends to use the funds to grow its team of developers, data engineers and data scientists. The company says its technology simplifies how organisations deliver their services on the channels that their staff and consumers use every day.